Firefighters rushed to a Bristol shopping centre last night (November 30) after a woman activated a fire alarm when she found herself "locked in".

Two crews from Temple, as well as a turntable ladder all attended Clifton Shopping Centre after the alarm was set off.

However, when the emergency services arrived they found no signs of fire and a spokesperson for the shopping centre has confirmed that it was a false alarm.

Sharing a picture of a fire engine at the scene, Daniel Pidcock tweeted: "If anyone is worried about all the fire engines on #Whiteladies #bristol. Don't worry. A lady got locked in the Clifton Down shopping centre and used the fire alarm to escape."

What the shopping centre said

A spokesperson for Clifton Down Shopping Centre said: "We were locking up the centre and it was a mistake with a member of the public still being in the centre.

"The whole centre wasn't locked at the time, just that section, so they have wrongly pushed the fire panel instead of going to security.

"Not all of the shopping centre was closed - it's just like someone could still be in the car park."